Plant Protein vs Animal Protein

Foods are essential requirements for the human body to function and continue its processes. In this regard, there are three major food groups to consider and they are the GO, GROW and GLOW foods. The major area of concentration nevertheless is on the GROW foods. As the term implies, these are the protein food sources that the body needs for it to ‘grow.’ It’s no wonder why protein foods are regarded as ‘body builders.’ But do you know that one can get his or her daily requirement of proteins from various sources? May it be from plants or animals, protein is still protein; although they only differ in some key aspects.

Fruit-eaters, vegetable-eaters and vegetarians alike all share the same concern, ‘can I get the same proteins my body needs without eating meat products?’ Well, the answer is a big YES! Proteins too can be harnessed from many plant sources. Even if you’re a vegetarian, you can have alternative protein sources from plant products. The trick is, plant proteins are said to contain almost the same protein value like the ones coming from animals. More so, plants are regarded as excellent sources of a plethora of vitamins, minerals, fibers and antioxidants that no animal source can match.

In general, plant proteins have no cholesterol and fat (saturated fats) as opposed to animal sources. That’s why if you are going to compare a person who is taking his proteins from plants to the one who consumes proteins from animal sources; you would expect the latter to easily have diseases related to the heart and blood pressure. Plant proteins also have more Beta-carotene, dietary fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, folate, Iron, Magnesium and Calcium.

Animal proteins only have the upper hand on the number of amino acids present. Animal sources are said to be the best proteins because they have a complete set of amino acids. Although there is one plant protein (soy) that is more or less complete, still plant proteins are dubbed as incomplete proteins because even soy products lack methionine. In this connection, vegetarians are always asked to have a diet of mixed vegetable protein sources so as to complement the deficiency in some essential amino acid.

Summary:
1.Plant proteins have less cholesterol and fat compared to animal proteins.
2.Plant proteins have more vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants compared to animal proteins.
3.Plant proteins are the incomplete proteins whereas animal proteins are said to be the complete proteins.

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